Avening Primary School
High Street, Avening, Tetbury, GL8 8NF
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Avening Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Rushton
- Constituency
- The Cotswolds
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 115501
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
About this school
Avening Primary School was a community primary school in Tetbury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 110 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Avening Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 |
| Writing progress | -2.80 |
| Maths progress | -0.90 |
How Avening Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 12.7% | 110 | — |
| Avening Primary School | 56% | 3.8% | 11.2% | 107 | 0.0 miles |
| Minchinhampton Primary Academy | 73% | 5.5% | 12.7% | 260 | 1.8 miles |
| Horsley Church of England Primary School | 82% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 105 | 2.6 miles |
| Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School | 60% | 6.6% | 17.7% | 115 | 2.6 miles |
| Amberley Parochial School | 87% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 104 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.7%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avening Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Tetbury
-
Minchinhampton Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Horsley Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Amberley Parochial School2.7 miles
Primary · Stroud
Other schools in Tetbury
- Avening Primary School Primary
- Leighterton Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sir William Romney's School Secondary
- Westonbirt School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Avening Primary School teach?
- Avening Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Tetbury.
- Has Avening Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Avening Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Avening Primary School?
- Avening Primary School had 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Avening Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Avening Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 12 September 2023.